Anthony Bledsoe (1733–July 20, 1788) was an American surveyor, politician and military colonel.
[2] In 1776, he commanded Fort Patrick Henry on Long Island of the Holston in Tennessee.
[1] In 1779, he became a surveyor of the Western parts of Virginia and North Carolina to establish borders for further explorations to come.
[2] During the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, he served as a Colonel over the Davidson County Regiment of the North Carolina militia.
[2][3] They had five sons and six daughters: He was killed by Native Americans on July 20, 1788, in Castalian Springs, Tennessee.